No. No. It's a real neat idea. I'm real intrigued by it. We've got a great product. It did turn out to be about twice what we thought, in terms of expense and time to make, largely because we got into a big service angle -- instead of the product doing everything as hardware. But it's not going to come out from us.

If I were to talk about what it is, I'd be stepping on some other big company's toes. It's not time yet. Maybe July. It's looking like September to December

admittedly, i don't know much about woz...but if the article is anywhere close to how he is in real life...what a cool guy.

he's just so nonchalant about his life. he knows he did something huge, but he's got a great perspective about it. like he doesn't have this big head about it, he knows he didn't cure cancer or anything, he just got to live the life he wanted to live...

i like how he put it about being 6 and asking what he would've wanted his life to become, and knowing that he's fulfilled it all.

Woz puts everything into perspective. I like his thoughts about how Apple is better for being small. Too bad the few of us who actually use Apple computers know that, but we are just better than everyone else! Now, Apple....On to taking over the computing world!

No, really, Woz seems really cool and like he understands what computing is about. I liked the article.

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Not as much fun as the first one, but still great. The guy really has life figured out. For someone who is basically responsible for the PC revolution, he sure seems laid back. He separates hype and reality nicely.

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Originally posted by alset Not as much fun as the first one, but still great. The guy really has life figured out. For someone who is basically responsible for the PC revolution, he sure seems laid back. He separates hype and reality nicely.

Dan

i agree. so, woz, what's self actualization really like?

seriously, what a cool guy. when i realized i was a true mac geek (and started reading up about the history of the company, etc) it was already post-imac, so the cult of steve was in full swing again. woz was like the other guy from wham! i didn't know anything about him. but the more i read, and the more i hear, he just seems like the kind of role model (<---UH! Cheese-) we all need.

this interview, like it was said at the top of the thread, a welcome distraction from the rumors. thanks for posting it.

Woz's comments about Wheels of Zeus and their "service" make me think that perhaps they're responsible for the "Pal." I wouldn't doubt it, especially if Apple's the big company whose toes Woz doesn't want to step on.

It seems disrespectful to post a negative reply to this interview. But hey, maybe some people are so wrapped up in themselves that even Woz can't shed them a clue. What a great man to be in the history books of such a great company. He is still in there I think. You can still feel that soul in these computers. And I don't think Steve and him are opposites at all. Steve is different, yeah, but he is coming from an artistic place, his motives are still that this is more than just a dollar making machine. It's still personal. I would say that Bill Gates and Woz are opposites.

I think so too, since most other companies make anouncements years before they actuall ship. If he can't say anything about as product that will be introduced in a couple of months, it just has to be Apple.

It made me smile just to read that he's happy, content, and doing what he wants to do.

I think the reason the Steves worked well together in creating Apple is that one got his fun from the technology and one got his fun from the business. I think they were like Sony and Cher, Woz/Cher having the most raw skill and Jobs/Sony having the drive and showmanship to create and grow the business. However, both Steves found ways to influence the music world without learning to sing!

The thing that has always impressed me with Steve W. is how he isn't afraid to mingle with the regular folks. I was on an iBook list for a while, and he was there too, getting and offering feedback as he was considering an iBook (I think he ended up getting one for his daughter). I don't think Jobs or Gates come down from the clouds often, if at all, to see what the "masses" are up to, do they? :-)

Originally posted by joesporleder I don't think Jobs or Gates come down from the clouds often, if at all, to see what the "masses" are up to, do they?

They don't seem to, but they should. And if they do, they should do it more often. Woz seems more like a regular guy (a genius, but a regular guy). Look at who Gates had - Ballmer. I'm amazed M$ ever made it (I take that back, look at their shady business practices). Woz would've never stiffed a poor waitress for 6 bucks like Gates did.

Wouldn't it be cool if Apple is that other big, secret company?

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Originally posted by joesporleder I don't think Jobs or Gates come down from the clouds often, if at all, to see what the "masses" are up to, do they?

Well, Jobs shows up in an Apple Store now and then, but I don't think that counts for much. He's reviewing his troops, not shopping. But at least he dresses casually so you might mistake him for a "normal" person.

It may not be for the reasons we think that famous people such as Jobs don't "come down from the clouds". It may be simply because famous people CANNOT mingle with ordinary people even if they wanted to, because they are easy to recognise. Can you imagine what it would be like to be badgered to confirm the latest Mac rumours every time you go shopping?